“It is essential to know yourself before you decide what work you want to do.”
From: The 8th Habit, pg. 76
From: The 8th Habit, pg. 76
— Dr. Stephen R Covey
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Covey’s best-known book, has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide since its first publication in 1989.
The audio version became the first non-fiction audio-book in U.S. publishing history to sell more than one million copies.
He proponent of what he calls “The Character Ethic”: aligning one’s values with so-called “universal and timeless” principles.
Covey champions principles over values; he sees principles as external natural laws, while values remain internal and subjective.
Covey proclaims that values govern people’s behavior, but principles ultimately determine the consequences.
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